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Maryland’s New Cannabis Regulations Are Problematic for Stakeholders, Investors

There are murmurs of serious discontent regarding Maryland’s proposed cannabis regulations – HB0556/SB0516 – which had their first readings earlier this month, kicking off a legislative process that has a long way to go and contains myriad opportunities for the…

Buying a Cultivation Site? Don’t Get Burned on a Fire Sale

February 15, 2023
Ryan Douglas
Cultivation, News & Insights, Uncategorized
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Industry experts anticipate that 2023 will be a year marked by extensive mergers and acquisitions. Cannabis companies that need to sell their cultivation assets could pose an excellent buying opportunity for competitors looking to expand their cultivation capacity for pennies…

Supply Chain Pain: How Growers Can Find Relief, Part One

December 4, 2022
Ryan Douglas
Cultivation
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Commercial cannabis growers can decrease their susceptibility to supply chain disruptions by making strategic changes to how they operate their cultivation business. These modifications don't need to be drastic, expensive, or risky. In fact, they should be the opposite. By…

Balancing Act: Why Both Art and Science Are Vital to the Success of Your Cultivation Business

By Ryan Douglas How do growers balance the art of cultivation with the science of plant production to create the best cannabis possible? Why is this important? Because both are vital to the success of a profitable cultivation business. An…

Save the Cannabis Industry: Topple The Pyramids!

September 28, 2022
Steve DeAngelo
Op-Ed, Opinions
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by Steve DeAngelo In early October of 2006, I founded Harborside Health Center in Oakland CA; which had just received one of the first six licenses granted anywhere in the United States for commercial cannabis activity. Like every other new…

California Cannabis Regulator Issues Proposed Rules for Large Cultivation Licensing, Standardized Lab Testing, and License Fee Waivers/Deferrals

California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) on Friday issued three notices along with accompanying proposed drafts of new regulations for the cannabis industry, with public comments for each due August 2. The regulations and proposed language target three distinct areas…

How Cultivation Businesses Can Use Incentives to Reduce Labor and Increase Productivity

Cultivation companies should be careful when offering growers production-based incentives because even world-class cultivators can only increase production by so much. Every plant has an inherent production capacity, and once that is reached, crop output will plateau. A cultivator may…

Legal and illegal cannabis: A cause for growing environmental concern

Cannabis, marijuana, pot, bud, grass or herb — no matter its nickname, this go-to drug has long been associated with the essence of “green” and connected to eco-friendly movements. Yet, as legalization for medicinal and recreational use gathers pace globally,…

Mexico Cannabis FAQ: Part 2

April 14, 2022
AggregatedNews
Mexico
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by Adrián Cisneros Aguilar, Attorney at Harris Bricken Welcome to Part 2 in this series on Mexico cannabis and frequently asked questions. If you missed us yesterday, Part 1 can be found here. What are the requirements to start producing,…

Four Tips for Becoming a First Mover in New Jersey’s Adult-Use Cannabis Market

New Jersey's recreational cannabis market is expected to launch soon and become one of the largest legal marijuana markets on the East Coast. Like any new cannabis program in a populous state, there's likely to be a shortage of cannabis…

Branding and the MSO’s Cultivation Conundrum

How can multistate operators (MSOs) develop a genuine cannabis flower brand when the interstate transport of THC is prohibited? If a brand promises uniform quality, how does an MSO guarantee that a gram of Sour Diesel sold at their California…

Should You Get Into the Cannabis Cultivation Business?

December 27, 2021
Ryan Douglas
Cultivation
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Any start-up has its risks and challenges, and the cannabis industry is no exception. If you’re thinking of launching a new cannabis cultivation business in 2022, consider the following ten points before you make the leap.1. Cannabis becomes illegal in…

Recipe for Success: 11 Ingredients for a Great Cannabis Cultivation Start-up

December 21, 2021
Ryan Douglas
Cultivation
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Launching a new cultivation business is the culmination of extensive research, planning, and due diligence. The success of most cultivation start-ups is made or lost in the planning phase, and 90% of cultivation problems are directly related to oversights committed…

Agrify Corp’s Raymond Chang on Creating Holistic Solutions for the Cannabis Industry

NASDAQ-traded, Massachusetts-based Agrify Corporation (AGFY) calls itself a “vertically integrated provider of premium cultivation and extraction solutions for the cannabis and hemp industry,” but that description, apt as it may be, only tells part of the story of this multilayered…

Getting There First: Three Tips for Shortening a Cultivator’s Time to Market

November 1, 2021
Ryan Douglas
Cultivation
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New cultivation businesses should have saleable product within 18 months from the day they receive their license. While there is nothing that cultivators can do to make their plants grow faster, there are steps that start-ups can take to shorten…